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Mental Health Nursing at a Glance
Grahame Smith (Author)
9781118465288, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 14 November 2014
112 pages
27.4 x 21.3 x 0.6 cm, 0.331 kg
Mental Health Nursing at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by students and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations. Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering the whole curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout nursing school and beyond. Everything you need to know about Mental Health Nursing...at a Glance! Mental Health Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration mental health nursing students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. Divided into three sections, the first looks at essential skills, the second explores a range of specific mental health needs and disorders, and the third covers key leadership skills. This comprehensive book is a dynamic and thorough resource for pre-registration nursing students as well as newly qualified nurses wanting to consolidate and expand their knowledge of mental health nursing.
How to use your revision guide vii About the companion website x Introduction xii Practice tree example xiv Part 1 Essential skills 1 1 Care, compassion and communication 2 2 Building therapeutic relationships 4 3 Values-based practice 6 4 Managing clinical risk 8 5 Infection prevention and control 10 6 Nutrition and fluid management 12 7 Elimination 14 8 Clinical observations 16 9 Documentation 18 10 Medicines management 20 Part 2 Nursing individuals with mental health needs 23 11 Assessment 24 12 Risk 26 13 Classification 28 14 Psychological interventions 31 15 Schizophrenia 34 16 Depression 36 17 Bipolar affective disorder 38 18 Anxiety 40 19 Eating disorders 42 20 Personality disorders 44 21 Learning disabilities and mental health 46 22 Functional disorders in older adults 48 23 Dementia 50 24 Acute confusional states 52 25 Drug and alcohol misuse 54 26 Children and adolescent mental health 56 27 Recovery 58 28 Physical wellbeing 60 29 Mental health law 62 30 Medication and ECT 66 Part 3 Leadership skills 71 31 Organising care 72 32 Leadership 74 33 Managing people 76 34 Time management 78 35 Decision-making 80 36 Utilising research 82 37 Reflection 84 38 Lifelong learning 86 Appendix: Clinical procedures 88 References and bibliography 92 Glossary 93 Index 95
Subject Areas: Nursing & ancillary services [MQ]
